On August 12, 2024, OIG announced the results of an audit of payments made to hospitals for inpatient claims with the Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups (MS-DRGs) that require ninety-six hours of consecutive...more
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released a report after identifying that Medicare had been improperly paying for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) care for beneficiaries who had not met the Medicare 3-Day...more
A recent report issued by OIG finding an Indiana community hospital owed over $22 million in extrapolated overpayments carries some important lessons for hospitals audited under OIG’s hospital compliance program. As described...more